Name: Let's talk crap. Seriously.
Uploaded: 2013-04-15T15:00:55Z
Duration: 13 min 48 s
Description: It's 2013, yet 2.5 billion people in the world have no access to a basic sanitary toilet. And when there's no loo, where do you poo? In the street, probably near your water and food sources -- causing untold death and disease from contamination. Get ready for a blunt, funny, powerful talk from journalist Rose George about a once-unmentionable problem.

It's 2013, yet 2.5 billion people in the world have no access to a basic sanitary toilet. And when there's no loo, where do you poo? In the street, probably near your water and food sources -- causing untold death and disease from contamination. Get ready for a blunt, funny, powerful talk from journalist Rose George about a once-unmentionable problem.

Rose George: Let's talk crap. Seriously.

Let's talk crap. Seriously.

Japan's transformation from pit latrines to advanced toilets in 70 years exemplifies potential global sanitation progress.

A basic toilet: not merely a convenience but a vital global health tool, preventing diseases that kill millions annually.

A toilet's impact: 2.5 billion lack access, leading to diseases like diarrhea, the second-largest killer of children globally.